Originally posted by JBracy
How can anyone say "it's looking more and more like...." No one knows anything! It's a rumor - pure simple speculation. Only a few people at Apple know who, what, where, when, how or why.
Duh. Yes, it's all rumors. But we can make guesses as to which are more likely. All I'm saying is that, based on a few recent rumors, a 970 PB update is not likely at this time. Plus, given what we know about the 970, I don't think it's ready for a laptop.
Originally posted by hvfsl
Apple is not going to update just the 15in PB, but also the 12in and the 17in, which means the speed updates will not be minor. Apple never lowers prices accross a range (except for the 17in) unless they are bringing something new out soon. The only other time Apple lowers prices is when they release a new product or product update and sell it for less than the last model.
Why do you think the 17" will be updated. It's been shipping for less than 3 months. And this is a brand new spanking design. If there is a major upgrade, it's gonna be with a G4 7457 which is pin-compatible with the 7455. It won't take on a brand new motherboard and case modification to accomodate the 970.
For the record:
15.2"--introduced in Nov. 6, 2002 (7 months ago); shipped immediately (??)
12"--introduced Jan. 7, 2003 (5 months ago); shipped immediately
17"--introduced Jan. 7, but did not ship until mid March (under 3 months)
5-7 months between product updates is about the norm for Apple which makes sense for updates to the 12" and 15" line--hence, the current promotions.
I say the PBs will only see minor updates b/c I simply don't think there are any new chips ready to go into the PBs. The G4 7455 is pretty much at it's limit at 1 ghz (at the core voltage suitable for a laptop). The G4 7457 is possible in the 1.3 ghz range but I say it's too soon knowning Moto's record. The 970 is simply not suited to go into a laptop until it goes into a .09 process for
reasons discussed before.